Rear flank downdraft
A drier, warmer downdraft wrapping around the mesocyclone on its rear side. Rear-flank downdrafts often carve the visible clear slot and drive tornado occlusion.
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EF-3 Tornado Under a Giant Supercell, Pink, OK 
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Tornadic HP Supercell near Snyder, OK 
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Supercell near Lexington, OK 
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HP Supercell near Littlefield, TX 
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Tornado near Punkin Center, Colorado 
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HP Mothership Supercell near Childress, TX Open in the Storm Anatomy library →
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HP Supercell with a large, flat base in North Texas 
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Classic Supercell near Minneapolis, KS 
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HP Supercell near Memphis, Texas 
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SW Oklahoma Classic Supercell 
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